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New Altru Sports Complex Breaks Ground in Grand Forks, ND

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – On Friday, June 27th, the City of Grand Forks, Grand Forks Park District, and Altru Health Systems will celebrate the groundbreaking…

Former CISD Superintendent Brad Hunt hired by educational architecture firm

Former Coppell ISD Superintendent Dr. Brad Hunt has joined JLG Architects as K-12 advisor within the firm’s award-winning K-12 practice studio. Read more here: CISD’s…

JLG’s Mark Honzay awarded evidence-based design accreditation

FARGO, N.D. – In May, JLG Architects’ Mark Honzay, AIA, EDAC, principal architect, earned his Evidence-Based Design Accreditation (EDAC) from The Center for Health Design. …

Altru breaks ground for Behavioral Health Center expansion

The future expansion of the Altru Behavioral Health Center “is a game changer for behavioral health services in this area,” Gov. Kelly Armstrong told the…

Altru and Universal Health Services Announce Expansion of Inpatient Behavioral Health

Altru Health System and Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) have taken the next step to expand inpatient behavioral health services at Altru as they celebrated…

JLG Architects Sioux Falls Unveils Office Renovation & Expansion

SIOUX FALLS, SD – JLG Architects has recently completed an office renovation and expansion to accommodate the employee-owned firm’s exponential growth in South Dakota’s largest…

Dr. Brad Hunt Joins JLG Architects as K12 Advisor

DALLAS, TX – Dr. Brad Hunt has joined JLG Architects as K12 Advisor within the firm’s award-winning K12 Practice Studio. In 2024, JLG was nationally…

Sanford Health breaks ground on lodging for cancer patients in Fargo

The site, right across the street from the Roger Maris Cancer Center, plans to provide both temporary and long-term lodging for cancer patients who come…
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